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Good Afternoon,
Everyone, excepting unreconstructed singletons, must know that spouse management is an essential skill for most of us associated with 'travel'.
Having lined up a couple of short but interesting jaunts, it became apparent that trouble was brewing across the dinner table... Little things, like not laughing at my oldest and best jokes, highlighting my poor performance in household duties and in the morning, hurling my car keys with the speed of a ninja and the devastating accuracy of Declan Hegarty.
Result? I've booked the Redmayne family on holiday charter flights to Cyprus for Easter. This may not seem like an unusual act, but for almost 20 years, apart from the occasional furtive kebab in Kings Cross (see previous Press Digest) my Cypriot experience has been limited to 8 hours in Limassol port area. Enough time to witness a fight between Stavros and Demis Roussos and be showered in Turkish, sorry Greek, Coffee and fag ash. However, an enduring disincentive to visit this holiday island has been its status as country of domicile for my sister. Great fun, interesting guest, fine dinner companion and hell to live with... Previously only my O-level French teacher managed to similarly effect a mental cordon sanitare around a whole nation...
So, on the home front not so much a compromise more a capitulation...
Anyhow it's ephkaristo and kalinihta compadre
Nicos
In fairness this week's website of the week has to be http://wwwwww.visitcyprus.org.cy/
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| Bradt Travel Guides |
Bradt Travel Guides
The Independent on Sunday
Travel-writing Competition 2007
For 2007 the competition visits the theme of ‘A chance encounter’ combined with an essential strong emphasis on travel. As the number and quality of entries has grown so prizes have become commensurately more tempting. This year’s winner will see their entry published in The Independent on Sunday and receive a further 1,200 word travel commission. The inspiration for their new copy will be found in the third aspect of their prize, an exotic 7-night holiday for two in Sri Lanka featuring luxury accommodation at Vil Uyana, Sigiriya, the Lighthouse Hotel & Spa, Galle, Tropical Villas, Beruwala and Ayurveda Pavillions, Negombo, courtesy of Sri Lankan Airlines and Jetwing Hotels and Travels. |
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| Dragoman Overland |
INDIA FAMILY ADVENTURE
SELLING LIKE HOT CHAPATIS!
BOOK NOW FOR OCTOBER HALF TERM
Cost £450adt, £382chd
With Easter eggs filling the supermarket shelves, October Half Term may be seem a long way off, but with Dragoman Overland’s brand new 10-night India family adventure guaranteed to sell like hot chapatis, a little forward planning is recommended! Tour departs Delhi 17th October or alternatively, book for Christmas (21st December). |
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| Equine Adventures |
SONGIMVELO HORSEBACK SAFARI
* FAMILY DEPARTURE*
Cost £2,545
Equine Adventures has added a special child-friendly departure of its popular 10-day wilderness horseback safari in South Africa’s breathtaking Songimvelo Game Reserve. Children are not normally allowed, so this is a real coup for Equine Adventures and special treat for horsey parents and their offspring! Departing London 4th August 2007.
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| Families Worldwide |
SWISS FAMILY… JONES!
Mountain Navigation, Mule riding, cheese making and bread making
Cost £999adt, £799chd
Ok, so there’s no ocean or shipwreck in sight, this is Switzerland after all. However, a combination of mountain navigation skills, mule-riding, cheese-making and bread-making provide more than enough material for a unique 8-day Swiss Family Adventure story at May Half Term, commencing Geneva 26th May 2007.
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| Made to Measure Holidays |
GLACIER SKI & SPA
AUSTRIAN EASTER BREAK
Cost £922
Bespoke ski specialist Made to Measure Holidays combines refreshing Spring glacier skiing with an opportunity to indulge in some relaxing spa treatments, during a 4-night luxury Easter break in Austria, staying at the award-winning 5* Spa Hotel Jagdhof in Neustift. Departing London Gatwick 5th April 2007. |
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| Magic of the Orient |
LAOS IS TOPS
LUANG PRABANG & BEER LAO REFRESHES THE PARTS…
Cost £1,550
Top city, top beer! Already hailed as the best-preserved city in South East Asia, Luang Prabang in Laos, wins ‘Top City’ category in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2007. Laos also produces one of the world’s top beers – Beer Lao - a refreshing and convivial prospect after a day’s exploration. Simon Calder checks out Laos and its local brew on BBC One’s Holiday programme on Wednesday! |
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| Naturetrek |
ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE ALPS
THE VERCORS
Cost £985
From a pretty hotel base in the heart of France’s Vercors Massif, natural history specialist Naturetrek offers an 8-day exploration focussing on the region’s rich and varied fauna and flora, ranging from a small population of wolves to a stunning collection of orchids, including the spectacular Lady’s Slipper Orchid. Tour departs London 20th & 27th May & 4th July 2007.
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| Peregrine Adventures |
HIGH ARCTIC EXPEDITION VOYAGES
SPITSBERGEN, GREENLAND, WESTMANN ISLANDS
STILL AVAILABLE!!
Cost £2,445
Contrary to popular belief there is still some limited availability on 10 and 12-night expedition voyages to the Svalbard archipelago, the fjords of East Greenland and Iceland’s volcanic Westmann Islands, departures from 23rd June through to 12th August 2007.
The Svalbard archipelago spans an area of about 62,000 square kilometres north of Norway’s mainland and is home to around 5,000 Polar Bears, numerous Walrus, prolific birdlife and dazzling Arctic landscapes. Landfalls at East Greenland’s isolated Inuit communities and ancient settlements add an aspect of rich cultural heritage often overlooked in Arctic voyages. Elsewhere, the volcanic Westmann Islands, Iceland’s newest island group, are the scene of very recent geological events as well as being home to immense seabird populations, in particular around10 million puffins. |
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| Quest Travel |
GET KRABI
FOR 8-NIGHTS
Cost £639
Quest Travel offer the chance to experience pure relaxation in an area of outstanding beauty in southern Thailand during an 8-night beach holiday in Krabi, departing London or Manchester between 1st May & 30th June 2007. |
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| Walks Worldwide |
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
CHILE & THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Cost £3,950
Walks Worldwide travels to the ends of the earth to offer its most exciting itinerary yet, an exceptional 15-day tour combining the remote landscapes and incredible wildlife of the Falkland Islands, in this the 25th anniversary year of the Falklands conflict, with the equally impressive but very different, Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia. Unlike many other tour operators, Walks Worldwide’s unique programme offers an in-depth land-based exploration of the Falklands, and with numbers strictly limited to a maximum of ten travellers, early booking is essential! Tour departs London 29th October 2007 (also 18th February 2008). |
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| Wildlife Worldwide |
SAVE £350 P/P
LUANGWA & CHONGWE
ZAMBIA’S FINEST
Cost £2,275
To kick start the safari season, Wildlife Worldwide offer exclusive rates on luxurious 5-night holidays based at two of Zambia’s premium private houses, Luangwa Safari House and Chongwe River House. Enjoy the thrill of magnificent isolation, whilst benefiting from the advantages of a fully serviced luxury safari lodge and save £350 p/p on normal rates. Departures from Heathrow throughout June 2007. Bookings to be made by 31st March 2007.
These distinctive Zambian safari houses are fully staffed with house manager, private chef and waiters, and to ensure guests enjoy the very best game viewing each property has its own wildlife guides, private vehicles for game drives and armed scouts for walking safaris. Whether it’s tracking a leopard at dawn, taking cocktails at sunset or simply lazing beside the private pool, this is the ultimate in safari luxury.
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